AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +31%

1318

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

9503

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +212%

29651

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +22%

1534

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

6388

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +17%

7480

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +35%

1323

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

7338

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +136%

17328

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +15%

2636

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

18224

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +74%

31873

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Aug 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Zen+

AM4

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

AM4

Socket

sTR4

95 W

Power Consumption

250 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

32

12

Performance Core Threads

64

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

32

12

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

60

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